Fair warning: This book is out of print. But never fear. Some of the most wonderful books in the world are out of print. So find it in your school library, public library, or used bookstore. I first fell in love with this book at my public library, then I finally bought it through ABE Books.

If you absolutely can’t find this book, some of the techniques I use in the mentor text lesson plan can still be used with teaching haiku. The lesson focuses on helping students learn how to visualize images in poetry and write and revise haiku.

Paul B. Janeczko is also featuring Ask-A-Poet on his website where he asks a question and famous children’s poets answer.

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